Museums Around the Lake
1 min readLocated on Nanshan Road，the West Lake Museum may interest older children，especially if you have already taken them for a good look around the lake.Here you can learn all about Hangzhou’s crown jewel in an interactive way.The main hall introduces birds and freshwater fish，as well as relics uncovered from the lake.Visitors can also experience a 3D history lesson in its stereoscopic cinema.
If you want to give your kids real insight into a side of Hangzhou’s culture that needs no introduction，then the China National Silk Museum ought to do the trick.Easily accessible by way of Yuhuangshan Road，the museum takes you back to the days of the Oin and Han dynasties and is the largest museum of its kind in China.A shrine to China’s history of sericulture，the museum has eight halls covering everything related to the silk industry-from silkworm cultivation，which dates back 5，000 years to the Neolithic Age to weaving，printing，and dyeing.With accurate English descriptions and interactive video media in each of its halls，this museum is a great way to give your children a taste of the former splendor of China’s famed Silk Road.
